by Garris Elkins | Aug 31, 2017 | Leadership, Pride, Spiritual Warfare
As a young pastor, I listened to a wise older pastor who once said, “Let God be the one who makes a way for you.” He was talking about a self-promotion that comes when we feel our calling is not moving along fast enough. In our insecurity, we think we can...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 31, 2017 | Courage, Creativity, Deliverance, Forgivness, Future, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Peace, Pride, Redemption, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Transition
Along the ridgeline above me, I saw the remains of an old barbwire fence. Only a few of the posts survived. Those that did were pockmarked with holes the work of decay and weather. On the north-facing side of a solitary post grew a layer of green moss. Tacked to the...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 30, 2017 | Family, Hope, Love, Marriage
The greatest loneliness is not to be single. It is to be married to someone who does not share the same spiritual oneness with God that you experience. As impossible as it can seem, especially in moments of deep discouragement, never forget that you are already...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 29, 2017 | Apostle, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Reformation, repentance. hope future
When the Lord began to speak to me about the reformation currently taking place, He said it would be a reformation that began with a sound – the sound of truth spoken in love. As I pondered the subject, I watched a video that gave me an image of what this reformation...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 29, 2017 | Jesus, Revelation, Trust, Truth
I used to wonder why Jesus did not provide clear answers to some of the questions people asked Him in Scripture – questions that seemed divisive in their composition. I think He leaves some things unanswered because it creates a relational tension as we pursue answers...
